HC Deb 05 June 1984 vol 61 c143W
Mr. Neale

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will bring forward the proposed date for approval of maintenance by licensed private maintenance telecommunication contractors of grandfathered analogue PABXs; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Butcher

The maintenance of approved stored programme controlled digital private branch exchanges is already liberalised and I understand that private sector firms are competing successfully with BT to provide maintenance services. The maintenance of new PBXs of under 120 circuit connections based on analogue technology will be liberalised on 31 December 1984 irrespective of whether the approval of such apparatus was given under grandfathering arrangements.